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This is a Humidor I built for a friend in NY. It's made of Bubinga, Waterfall Bubinga, Curly Maple, Shedua, Blood Wood and Spanish Cedar. The hinges are hand made from Bubinga. The finish is 5 coats of Tung oil 24 hrs apart and 4 coats of wax all applied by hand. There's no finish on the inside. The seal is a groove 1/16th deep for the foam tape to rest in and 2 hi power magnets mortised in to pull it tight when closed. It gives you the same feel as being tight wood on wood seal w/o any expansion issues. Please enjoy and comments are welcome.

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Sandtazam writes: I got some bad news today. Fed Ex broke the humidor. Box was damaged. I can fix it though.
Posted: 2:07 pm on March 18th

Wood Jack writes: Thanks again for the information.
Posted: 3:39 am on March 18th

Sandtazam writes: Another good question. In these pics the humidor is new. I let the client buy their own humidification device. The Spanish Cedar in the inside actually is not attached to the rest of the box. When I get my Cedar I put the rough lumber in a bag with a humidification device and get the wood up to 65% RH which is what the proper RH is for a humidor. This way it is cut to fit tight. Any movement will be shrinkage durring the build. It will swell back to it's proper dimention when it is re-humidified by the client. It is really important to compensate for wood movement in some way when building a Humidor. The woods expansion capability is far stronger than any glue joint. Even double, double box joints and Dove Tails.
Posted: 10:40 pm on March 15th

Wood Jack writes: Thanks for the response. I have heard of others that finished the inside of drawers with an oil finish only to have it still giving off an odor years later. But, like you said your tung oil finish is only on the outside.

I just thought of another question. Since there is finish on the outside and none on the inside, does this cause any problem with wood movement or warpage? I assume it doesn't becasue you say that you have had one for years without a problem. I notice that your humidor doesn't have one of those humidifier thingies inside. Would this be a problem if it did. Sorry, curious mind.

Thanks for the info.

Someday maybe I'll build one as a gift and would want to make sure I do it right.

Jack
Posted: 12:24 am on March 15th

Sandtazam writes: That's a good question. The finish is only on areas that are outside of the storage area. the small area about 1/4 inch around the inside of the gasket is not tung oil, it's whipe on poly. Also when it is totally cured there's no odor at all. The other one I have here called Brothers of the Leaf I've used for years now with no issue whats so ever. Thanks for asking.
Posted: 6:47 pm on March 12th

Wood Jack writes: This is a very beautiful humidor but, I have a question. Let me preface my question by saying that I am not a cigar smoker and I have never made a humidor. Does the tung oil finish on the underside of the lid or, that may seep throught the rest of the box, leave any lingering odors or solvents that may effect the taste of the cigars.

Just curious,
Jack
Posted: 6:32 pm on March 11th

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